MISHAWAKA, Ind.
(AP) -- Authorities say three people from Ohio died following a four-vehicle
crash in northern Indiana that also killed a wrong-way driver.
The crash happened
Sunday along the Indiana Toll Road near Mishawaka.
State police were
responding to a call about a vehicle driven erratically along the eastbound
lanes when it turned around and headed westbound in the eastbound lanes.
Police say the wrong-way driver collided with an SUV and a truck. A car also
crashed.
Police say three
passengers in the SUV died, including 42-year-old Denita Rice, 1-year-old
Bryson Rice and 12-year-old Makayla Lanier. Police say the SUV driver and
another child were taken to a hospital. Those in the SUV were from
Painesville, Ohio.
Police said Monday
32-year-old Chintan Patel of South Bend, identified as the wrong-way driver,
also died.